Counties in Wisconsin by traffic fatality rate

Burnett County had the highest traffic fatality rate of 72 counties in 2021, at 35.8 per 100,000 people. Vilas County had the lowest, at 0 per 100,000 people. The median was 13.2 per 100,000 people and the figure for Wisconsin was 10.5 per 100,000 people. Source: NHTSA and BEA.

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Highest35.8Burnett County
Median13.272 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Adams County: 4.8 per 100,000 peopleAshland County: 6.2 per 100,000 peopleBarron County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleBayfield County: 6.1 per 100,000 peopleBrown County: 1.9 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County: 15 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleCalumet County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleChippewa County: 9 per 100,000 peopleClark County: 23 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County: 24 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleDane County: 8.4 per 100,000 peopleDodge County: 18 per 100,000 peopleDoor County: 6.6 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleDunn County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleEau Claire County: 5.7 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleFond du Lac County: 8.6 per 100,000 peopleForest County: 10.6 per 100,000 peopleGrant County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleGreen County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleGreen Lake County: 10.4 per 100,000 peopleIowa County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleIron County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleJackson County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleKenosha County: 8.3 per 100,000 peopleKewaunee County: 9.7 per 100,000 peopleLa Crosse County: 7.5 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleLanglade County: 10.3 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleManitowoc County: 12.3 per 100,000 peopleMarathon County: 11.6 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleMilwaukee County: 9.2 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleOconto County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleOneida County: 7.8 per 100,000 peopleOutagamie County: 8.9 per 100,000 peopleOzaukee County: 5.4 per 100,000 peoplePepin County: 13.6 per 100,000 peoplePierce County: 14.4 per 100,000 peoplePolk County: 17.6 per 100,000 peoplePortage County: 15.8 per 100,000 peoplePrice County: 14.2 per 100,000 peopleRacine County: 3 per 100,000 peopleRichland County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleRock County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleRusk County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleSt. Croix County: 10.5 per 100,000 peopleSauk County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleSawyer County: 11 per 100,000 peopleShawano County: 22 per 100,000 peopleSheboygan County: 7.6 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County: 13 per 100,000 peopleVernon County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleVilas County: 0 per 100,000 peopleWalworth County: 9.5 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleWashington County: 7.3 per 100,000 peopleWaukesha County: 4.4 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleWinnebago County: 5.9 per 100,000 peopleWood County: 9.5 per 100,000 people
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per 100,000 people, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Burnett County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County35.8Lafayette County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County35.7Rusk County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleRusk County35.4Iron County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleIron County32.4Waushara County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County32.3Marquette County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County31.7Oconto County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleOconto County30.4Taylor County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County30.1Columbia County: 24 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County24Menominee County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County23.3Richland County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleRichland County23.2Clark County: 23 per 100,000 peopleClark County23Sauk County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleSauk County22.8Juneau County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County22.4Shawano County: 22 per 100,000 peopleShawano County22Florence County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County21.8Monroe County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County21.7Green County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleGreen County21.6Marinette County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County21.5Vernon County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleVernon County19.4Barron County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleBarron County19.3Jackson County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County19.1Rock County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleRock County18.9Douglas County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County18.2Dodge County: 18 per 100,000 peopleDodge County18Washburn County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County17.9Polk County: 17.6 per 100,000 peoplePolk County17.6Lincoln County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County17.6Grant County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County17.5Portage County: 15.8 per 100,000 peoplePortage County15.8Waupaca County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County15.4Buffalo County: 15 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County15Pierce County: 14.4 per 100,000 peoplePierce County14.4Price County: 14.2 per 100,000 peoplePrice County14.2Pepin County: 13.6 per 100,000 peoplePepin County13.6Dunn County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleDunn County13.5Trempealeau County: 13 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County13Jefferson County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County12.8Iowa County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleIowa County12.6Crawford County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County12.4Burnett County: 35.8 per 100,000 peopleBurnett County35.8Lafayette County: 35.7 per 100,000 peopleLafayette County35.7Rusk County: 35.4 per 100,000 peopleRusk County35.4Iron County: 32.4 per 100,000 peopleIron County32.4Waushara County: 32.3 per 100,000 peopleWaushara County32.3Marquette County: 31.7 per 100,000 peopleMarquette County31.7Oconto County: 30.4 per 100,000 peopleOconto County30.4Taylor County: 30.1 per 100,000 peopleTaylor County30.1Columbia County: 24 per 100,000 peopleColumbia County24Menominee County: 23.3 per 100,000 peopleMenominee County23.3Richland County: 23.2 per 100,000 peopleRichland County23.2Clark County: 23 per 100,000 peopleClark County23Sauk County: 22.8 per 100,000 peopleSauk County22.8Juneau County: 22.4 per 100,000 peopleJuneau County22.4Shawano County: 22 per 100,000 peopleShawano County22Florence County: 21.8 per 100,000 peopleFlorence County21.8Monroe County: 21.7 per 100,000 peopleMonroe County21.7Green County: 21.6 per 100,000 peopleGreen County21.6Marinette County: 21.5 per 100,000 peopleMarinette County21.5Vernon County: 19.4 per 100,000 peopleVernon County19.4Barron County: 19.3 per 100,000 peopleBarron County19.3Jackson County: 19.1 per 100,000 peopleJackson County19.1Rock County: 18.9 per 100,000 peopleRock County18.9Douglas County: 18.2 per 100,000 peopleDouglas County18.2Dodge County: 18 per 100,000 peopleDodge County18Washburn County: 17.9 per 100,000 peopleWashburn County17.9Polk County: 17.6 per 100,000 peoplePolk County17.6Lincoln County: 17.6 per 100,000 peopleLincoln County17.6Grant County: 17.5 per 100,000 peopleGrant County17.5Portage County: 15.8 per 100,000 peoplePortage County15.8Waupaca County: 15.4 per 100,000 peopleWaupaca County15.4Buffalo County: 15 per 100,000 peopleBuffalo County15Pierce County: 14.4 per 100,000 peoplePierce County14.4Price County: 14.2 per 100,000 peoplePrice County14.2Pepin County: 13.6 per 100,000 peoplePepin County13.6Dunn County: 13.5 per 100,000 peopleDunn County13.5Trempealeau County: 13 per 100,000 peopleTrempealeau County13Jefferson County: 12.8 per 100,000 peopleJefferson County12.8Iowa County: 12.6 per 100,000 peopleIowa County12.6Crawford County: 12.4 per 100,000 peopleCrawford County12.4
per 100,000 people. Source: Invokely calculation with data from NHTSA, BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
per 100,000 people
Change on 2020
1Burnett County35.8+17.7 pts
2Lafayette County35.7+29.7 pts
3Rusk County35.4+14.3 pts
4Iron County32.4+16.1 pts
5Waushara County32.3+3.8 pts
6Marquette County31.7+6 pts
7Oconto County30.4+2.3 pts
8Taylor County30.1+25.1 pts
9Columbia County240 pts
10Menominee County23.3-0.2 pts
11Richland County23.2+11.7 pts
12Clark County23+2.8 pts
13Sauk County22.8+9.2 pts
14Juneau County22.4-3.7 pts
15Shawano County22+9.8 pts
16Florence County21.8-87.8 pts
17Monroe County21.7+10.9 pts
18Green County21.6+13.5 pts
19Marinette County21.5+14.3 pts
20Vernon County19.4+12.9 pts
21Barron County19.3+8.6 pts
22Jackson County19.1+14.4 pts
23Rock County18.9+3.6 pts
24Douglas County18.2+6.9 pts
25Dodge County18+10.2 pts
26Washburn County17.9+5.9 pts
27Polk County17.6-17.9 pts
28Lincoln County17.6-7.1 pts
29Grant County17.5+9.8 pts
30Portage County15.8+10.2 pts
31Waupaca County15.4-0 pts
32Buffalo County15-15 pts
33Pierce County14.4-4.5 pts
34Price County14.2-7.1 pts
35Pepin County13.6-40.9 pts
36Dunn County13.5+0.3 pts
37Trempealeau County13-6.5 pts
38Jefferson County12.8+2.4 pts
39Iowa County12.6-8.5 pts
40Crawford County12.4-12.4 pts
41Manitowoc County12.3-0 pts
42Marathon County11.6+5.8 pts
43Sawyer County11-49.7 pts
44Forest County10.6-0.3 pts
45St. Croix County10.5+0.9 pts
46Green Lake County10.4-5.4 pts
47Langlade County10.3-5.1 pts
48Kewaunee County9.7-9.7 pts
49Walworth County9.5-1.9 pts
50Wood County9.5-13.5 pts
51Milwaukee County9.2-1.5 pts
52Chippewa County9-4.6 pts
53Outagamie County8.9+4.2 pts
54Fond du Lac County8.60 pts
55Dane County8.4+2.7 pts
56Kenosha County8.3-4.7 pts
57Oneida County7.8-13.3 pts
58Sheboygan County7.6+4.3 pts
59Calumet County7.6-3.8 pts
60La Crosse County7.5+4.2 pts
61Washington County7.3+4.4 pts
62Door County6.6-0.1 pts
63Ashland County6.2-12.5 pts
64Bayfield County6.1-24.7 pts
65Winnebago County5.90 pts
66Eau Claire County5.7-4.7 pts
67Ozaukee County5.4-1.1 pts
68Adams County4.8-24.2 pts
69Waukesha County4.4+0.5 pts
70Racine County3-8.6 pts
71Brown County1.9-4.5 pts
72Vilas County0-4.3 pts

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Traffic fatalities (NHTSA FARS) per 100,000 residents in the same year and place.

Deaths are counted where the crash happened and divided by the resident population, so counties with busy highways and few residents can show very high rates. Differs from the WHO road traffic death rate (road_traffic_death_rate).

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Invokely calculation from NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents. https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Invokely. (n.d.). NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents (Counties in Wisconsin by traffic fatality rate, 2021) [Data set]. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k

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NHTSA FARS traffic fatalities divided by BEA mid-year population (SAINC1 and CAINC1), per 100,000 residents, Counties in Wisconsin by traffic fatality rate, 2021. Calculated from data by NHTSA and BEA. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/docs/methodology#traffic_fatality_rate_per_100k. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest traffic fatality rate?

Burnett County, with 35.8 per 100,000 people in 2021, according to NHTSA and BEA.

Which county has the lowest traffic fatality rate?

Vilas County, with 0 per 100,000 people in 2021.

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